Friday Evening, March 18, 2016, at 8:00

The Cooper Clan All Together with Chuck, Eddie, Alex & Lilli Cooper

Joshua Stephen Kartes, Music Director, Arranger, and Piano

Paul Brandenburg, TrumpetDarius Christian Jones, TromboneKyle Schweizer, SaxophonesColin Dean, BassJacob Boulay, Drums

Lance Roberts, Director

This evenings program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission.

Major support for Lincoln Centers American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella.

Endowment support provided by Bank of America

This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center.

The Program

Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off.

Steinway PianoStanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

American Songbook

We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper mightdistract the performers and your fellow audience members.

In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces. Flash photography and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building.

Additional support for Lincoln Centers American Songbook is provided by The DuBose andDorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairmans Council, and Friends ofLincoln Center.

Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Artist catering provided by Zabars and zabars.com

MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center

UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTSIN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE:

Wednesday Evening, March 30, at 8:00Liz Callaway sings Maltby & Shire

Thursday Evening, March 31, at 8:00Imani Uzuri

Friday Evening, April 1, at 8:00Grace McLean

IN THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM:

Tuesday Evening, March 22, at 7:30Rana Santacruz

Tuesday Evening, April 5, at 7:30Rick Barry

The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse is located in the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at165 West 65th Street, 10th floor. The David Rubenstein Atrium is located on Broadwaybetween West 62nd and 63rd Streets. Shows at the Atrium are free, with seating availableon a first-come, first-served basis.

For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete programinformation.

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Chuck Cooper won the TonyAward for his performance in CyColemans The Life. He has beenfeatured in 13 Broadway shows inevery theatrical genre fromShakespeare to musical comedy.His most recent guest-starringtelevision appearances includeHouse of Cards, The Good Wife,Madam Secretary, Gossip Girl,Nurse Jackie, and MuhammadAlis Greatest Fight. Mr. Coopersother awards include the Lucille

Lortel Award for The Piano Lesson, the San Diego Theatre Critics CircleAward for Two Trains Running, the Audelco Award for Caroline, or Change,and two Drama Desk nominations for Choir Boy and The Life. His favoriterole is father to Eddie, Alex, and Lilli.

Eddie Cooper was recently seen inEncores! Off-Centers productionof Little Shop of Horrors playingthe role of Audrey II. His televisionwork includes ABCs Forever, arecurring role as Fat Au onCinemaxs Banshee, and theupcoming HBO series Crime.Raised in New York City, Mr.Cooper graduated from theFiorello H. LaGuardia High Schoolof Music & Art and PerformingArts, and holds a bachelor of fine

arts degree from Ithaca College.

American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Meet the Artists Chuck Cooper

Eddie Cooper

American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Following his brothers footsteps,Alex Cooper went to the Fiorello H.LaGuardia High School of Music &Art and Performing Arts. Quickly shy-ing away from acting, he pursuedmusic and acquired a strong founda-tion for guitar from his teacher (hisdad). Mr. Cooper has performed atsuch venues as Jazz at LincolnCenters Rose Theater, Birdland, andRockwood Music Hall.

A born and bred New Yorker, LilliCooper attended the Fiorello H.LaGuardia High School of Music &Art and Performing Arts. While apply-ing to colleges, she originated therole of Martha in the Tony Awardwinning musical Spring Awakening.She studied film at Vassar College,and during her junior year, studiedabroad at the Prague Film School,graduating with honors. After Vassar,Ms. Cooper joined the secondnational tour of Wicked as the

Elphaba understudy, and went on to tour internationally. She is currently theElphaba standby on Broadway, and, in collaboration with Bicephaly Pictures,working on an original web series Its Not OK, Cupid, about the world of onlinedating messages.

Joshua Stephen Kartes

Joshua Stephen Kartes (music director, arranger, piano) is a freelance com-poser, arranger, pianist, vocalist, musical director, vocal coach, and clinician.He is the music director, arranger, and orchestrator for the critically acclaimedBroadway Sings concert series at Highline Ballroom, and is music directorfor Broadway Sessions at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. His awards includethe 2008 After Dark Award for Outstanding Musical Direction for his work inthe Theo Ubique Theatre Companys production of Jacques Brels Lone-some Losers of the Night. He also won the Jeff Award for OutstandingAchievement as musical director for the companys production of Cabaret.

Alex Cooper

Lilli Cooper

Paul Brandenburg

A native of Secaucus, New Jersey, Paul Brandenburg (trumpet) was heard in thehouse band for the Curtis Mayfield tribute Here but Im Gone at Lincoln CenterFestival in 2012, where he performed with Mavis Staples, the Roots, SineadOConnor, and the Impressions, among others. Currently he can be heard withswing band Double Down, as well as King of the World, a Steely Dan revue.

Darius Christian Jones

Darius Christian Jones (trombone) is a trombonist, bandleader, and vocalist. Hehas worked recently with artists such as Klingande, Macy Gray and DavidMurray, and Darcy James Argue.

Kyle Schweizer

Kyle Schweizer (saxophones) is a performer, arranger, and composer with awide musical palette. He has performed on saxophone with Jack Wilkins,Angela Workman (a former Raelette), Brother Joscephus, Tony Middleton,Daniel Glass, Sarah Hayes, and many others. He also performs on vocals, guitar,and keyboards. As an arranger and composer, his influence can heard as themusical director for swing band Double Down, Anacoustic Mind (led by MikeOgletree, formerly of Simple Minds), and Renee Borys.

Colin Dean

Colin Dean (bass) is a bassist, composer, music director, and artist manager. Hecurrently works as a freelance musician in New York with some of the citys besttalent in jazz, hip-hop, world music, and on Broadway, and has toured exten-sively across North America and internationally. Recent projects include a tourthrough Nepal, Mozambique, and Swaziland with Nomadic Wax for AmericanMusic Abroad, the U.S. Department of States flagship cultural diplomacy pro-gram. He also recently worked in Sudan with American Voices, teaching musicand acting as deputy director for a media-production training program. Mr. Deanhas also led performances supporting artists from Senegal and Cuba for theKennedy Centers One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide festival in Washington,D.C., and performances supporting artists from Algeria, the U.K., and U.S. forMuslim Womens Voices at Wesleyan.

Jacob Boulay

Jacob Boulay (drums) is an accomplished drummer, percussionist, guitarist,composer, and educator. Having performed with multiple ensembles through-out New York, his experience spans all styles.

American Songbook I Meet the Artists

American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Lance Roberts

Lance Roberts (director) most recently directed The Blues of LangstonHughes, starring Chuck Cooper, at 54 Below. His production of Kadavaret,Broadways Halloween Revue, was a highlight of the 2011 season. A NewYork native, Mr. Roberts is a veteran of the original casts of many Broadwayshows, including Sister Act and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring ScarlettJohansson, and has performed in many of the nationals regional theaters. Hecurrently appears in the Roundabout Theatres revival of The RobberBridegroom. For over 30 years he has been associated with The All NightStrut! as actor, director, or choreographer. Mr. Roberts also served as artisticdirector for the Actors Co. in Los Angeles for four years, directing and produc-ing over 20 plays, including Neil Simons Fools and the L.A. premiere ofAndrew Lloyd Webbers Tell Me on a Sunday.

American Songbook

In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the cele-bration of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the cre-ative mastery of Americas songwriters from their emergence at the turn ofthe 19th century up through the present, American Songbook spans all stylesand genres, from the forms early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to theeclecticism of todays singer-songwriters. American Songbook also show-cases the outstanding interpreters of popular song, including established andemerging concert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: pre-senter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and com-munity relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter ofmore than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educa-tional activities annually, LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festivals includ-ing American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, LincolnCenter Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival,and the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Awardwinning Live FromLincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of the LincolnCenter campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Centercomplex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2 billioncampus renovation, completed in October 2012.

Lincoln Center Programming DepartmentJane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic DirectorHanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music ProgrammingJon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary ProgrammingJill Sternheimer, Director, Public ProgrammingLisa Takemoto, Production ManagerCharles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary ProgrammingMauricio Lomelin, Producer, Contemporary ProgrammingRegina Grande, Associate ProducerAmber Shavers, Associate Producer, Public ProgrammingLuna Shyr, Senior EditorNick Kleist, Company ManagerOlivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator

For American SongbookRocky Noel, Lighting DesignScott Stauffer, Sound DesignKyle Moore, Sound Engineer

The Cooper Clan would like to give special thanks to Michael McElroy for hisgenerous contribution.

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W ith 40 years of experience, Lincoln Center Education (LCE) has a significant wealth of knowledge in arts education, teacher and teaching artist training, aesthetic education, community-based programming, and more. Beyond the hundreds of local school and community partnerships in New York, LCE shares its expertise and perspective around the globe through customized national and international programs.

A decade ago, LCE began working with the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture in South Koreas capital city, facilitating workshops and discussions about the philosophy and methodology of aesthetic education (a central focus of LCEs learning framework, which aims to foster creativity, collaboration, and grit through guided experiences with works of art). Today, this partnership continues to grow as LCE trains teachers and artists on how to bring the arts into the daily lives of thousands of students. In Singapore, the National Arts Council is focused on positioning its government as the next great creative economy by promoting city-wide opportunities for arts appreciation. LCE is working closely with Council staff, local artists, and teachers from the Ministry of Education to ensure that a life-long love of the arts begins in schools under the guidance of educators. Closer to home, LCE began work last year with the city of Mesa public school system, the largest unified school district in Arizona, where they are leading teacher

training programs and advising district leaders and school principals on how to integrate high-quality arts education into the lives of young people and their families. These programs also transcend art forms, as evidenced by LCEs long-standing history with the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, where they have been leading workshops for museum educators since 2010.

Every summer, LCE also welcomes artists, educators, and practitioners from across the country and around the world to Lincoln Center to participate in Summer Forum, a professional development program open to the general public. These participants enjoy world-renowned keynote presentations, performances, panel discussions, and workshops, and share ideas, stories, and best practices from locations as near as Canada and Mexico, and as far away as Australia, Brazil, China, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland.

Learn more about Lincoln Center Education: LincolnCenterEducation.org

Participants from South Korea and China enjoy an LCE aesthetic immersion workshop at Summer Forum 2015

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